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  1. ashbury
    Huh? / been saving that one since earlier in the thread...
  2. ashbury
    Der Schlagger breaks up Bundy's no-hit bid. CBU.
  3. ashbury
    Putting the ball in play for base hits, so that you have to start over with the next batter, likewise runs up the count. I'll take the Ks.
  4. ashbury
    Cans o' corn, with one notable exception.
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  6. ashbury
    Well someone has to.
  7. ashbury
    I do have a paid subscription.
  8. ashbury
    I clicked the little headphone icon and audio is coming through. VIdeo is also working for me
  9. ashbury
    After one batter, Twins lead 0-0. This has been your Circus Boy Update.
  10. ashbury
    I wish Gardy was still our manager - we'd be calling our starting pitcher Odorizzizie.
  11. ashbury
    Everybody knows... you never go full Marlins.
  12. ashbury
    I want Joe to make a clubhouse speech that includes "was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?... who's with me??? Let's go, come on! Ahhhhh!" That would surely accomplish something fantastic.
  13. ashbury
    I don't think Win Now accurately describes the Twins this year. More like, the window of contention opened for real last season (a couple of seasons later than had been forecast), and the front office is acting accordingly. For me, Win Now would imply a recognition that the window of contention will be closing very soon, and therefore near-ready prospects should be traded for more-established major league talent, with a full rebuild to follow imminently. So to the extent that the disagreement is merely a matter of definition of terms, I'm fine with whatever we call it. But if there's an implication that, say, Royce Lewis should be traded for an aging ace pitcher, then I'm not on board.
  14. ashbury
    Or a Marx Brothers law firm.
  15. ashbury
    Nice theme tying the players together. Each has a lot of hopes pinned on him, each is not quite yet the complete package, in very different ways.
  16. ashbury
    Unfortunately it's in Code.
  17. ashbury
    Getting treatment for your Major Depressive Disorder* is probably more important than making yet another comment on a website, don't you think? * I'm making fun of the intrusiveness of the ad, not of anyone's serious condition** ** Sheesh
  18. ashbury
    See, my problem is, I find it all too easy....
  19. ashbury
    Their decision likely remains unchanged: they still want him in Rochester, just not Louisville.
  20. ashbury
    It might have been just Karma following his quote about needing ten AB, but he went a comical 0-10 (or thereabout) to start Spring Training. Taking that away, his stats have shown a much more presentable .310 BA, with enough walks (.394 OBP) and extra-bases (.448 SLG) to suggest he's as ready as other years. All appearances count, but I prefer recent trends where there is a sharp divide. That aside, Spring Training numbers count for very little in the first place, and this much slicing and dicing isn't especially sound. Bottom line, I'm not a big Grossman fan and would be happy if someone else proves to be a better alternative, but I don't think it's necessary to overplay the ineptitude. His Spring numbers aren't a reason by themselves to look for a change.
  21. ashbury
    I think my favorite Vargas-as-a-Red moment was that one time.
  22. ashbury
    Hard to pick a more appropriate moment to close this thread to further comments.
  23. ashbury
    Someone (spycake I believe) the other day kindly pointed out Adam Rosales became the subject of a turf war between Oakland and Texas a few years back: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosalad01.shtml August 2, 2013: Selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Oakland Athletics. August 8, 2013: Selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Texas Rangers. August 12, 2013: Selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Oakland Athletics. Ell Oh Ell. So let's go for the record, shall we?
  24. ashbury
    Try this: https://twitter.com/michaelholmdahl/status/946620730371985408
  25. ashbury
    While Spring stats should be taken with multiple huge grains of salt, it seems to me that this view takes it a little too far. Management wants to see how players operate under all different kinds of pressure, given that the ultimate goal is to win the WS where the pressure is at its highest. Telling all the players that their job may ride on how they perform in Spring, and backing that up with the occasional reward/demotion for others to see, is part of that. If a guy stinks in Spring, with an excuse of just getting warmed up for the season, I see nothing wrong with sending him to AAA and being told to show he's ready there, if management chooses that route, taking his entire body of work into account of course. As with most things in management, it's a balancing act, dependent in some part on the personality of the individual player, and in some part on the group. You don't want management to be tyrants, you don't want them to run a country club.
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